Απόψεις περί ετυμολογίας και κοινωνικές αναπαραστάσεις στη σύγχρονη Ελλάδα

Abstract

The subject of this paper concerns the recent growth of the so-called ‘pseudo-scientific’ etymology in Modern Greek and the social representations which reflect various beliefs and social tendencies. These representations are based upon a discourse on the collective and political identity of a nation-state, a characteristic excessively developed nowadays in Eastern Europe. For this purpose, we will classify our data according to: a) the criterion of a partial adoption of scientific methodology; and b) the ideological and/or political stakes which underlie this type of etymologizing. We will also try to: a) highlight, through their argumentation, the underlying beliefs (Sériot, Bulgakova & Eržen 2008); b) address the issue of the reception of these views within 21st c. Greek society and the Greek academic community.